Unit 1: Intro to Medical and Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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2
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acr/o

A

extremities

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3
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adnex/o

A

adjacent, accessory

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4
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anatom/o

A

body structures

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5
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anter/o

A

front

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6
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blast/o

A

front

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7
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cuad/o

A

tail

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8
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celi/o

A

belly, abdomen

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9
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cephal/o

A

head

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10
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cyan/o

A

blue

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11
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cyt/o

A

cell

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12
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dermat/o, derm/o

A

skin

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13
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dist/o

A

distant from origin

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14
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dors/o

A

back

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15
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epitheli/o

A

epithelial

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16
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eti/o

A

cause of disease

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17
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hist/o

A

tissue

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18
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later/o

A

side

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19
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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

20
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medi/o

A

middle

21
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megal/o

A

enlarged

22
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morph/o

A

form

23
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muc/o

A

mucus

24
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

25
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physi/o

A

function

26
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pleur/o

A

lung cavity

27
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poster/o

A

back

28
Q

proxim/o

A

closer to origin

29
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ser/o

A

serum or serous membrane

30
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thorac/o

A

chest

31
Q

ventr/o

A

front

32
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peri-

A

surrounding

33
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

34
Q

-cyte

A

cell

35
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-ia

A

condition

36
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-ist

A

specialist

37
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-itis

A

inflammation

38
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-logist

A

one who studies

39
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-logy

A

study of

40
Q

-megaly

A

enlarged

41
Q

-meter

A

instrument to measure

42
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-metry

A

process of measuring

43
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-osis

A

condition

44
Q

-paralysis

A

loss of movement and feeling

45
Q

-pathy

A

disease

46
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-tic, -our, -ic, -ar, -ible, -able

A

adjective endings

47
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-um, -y, -a, -us

A

noun endings